Key result
Falling overall admission rates may explain much of the recent drop in hospital readmissions.
Why the study?
Recent reductions in hospital readmission rates have been attributed to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, but admission rates also declined during the same period.
Comparison
Periods with higher vs lower per capita admission rates
Design
Observational study
Authors
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Caution against overinterpreting readmission reductions without admission context; leaves open causal mechanisms and policy implications.
Observational
Reductions in hospital readmission rates may be largely driven by overall declines in per capita admission rates rather than specific readmission reduction programs.
McWilliams et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Hospital readmissions. Reduction in per capita admission rates was evaluated on Hospital readmission rates. The reduction in per capita admission rates may explain much of the recent reduction in hospital readmission rates.
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